It's ridiculous that despite the design that goes into these contraptions, if you want the blasted thing to last more than a couple of months without a cracked screen, chipped casing or total destruction you have to hide the design in a bombproof case as the thing is so fragile. I mean, iphone...
Thanks. New charger works fine. For now. Yep, I've had port cleaned, then the chargers worked, then they didn't do I got new chargers they worked, for a while then the port was fine, took my brother's charger and not mine. I mean really, for all the claims Apple make it really is an entry level...
I think even the most ardent Apple fan will concede that while they have many advantages (nice design, easy interface uhm, nice design and easy interface) they are very flimsily manafactured, especially the accesories, chargers, headphones etc. Frankly, for top end products at premium prices...